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greendale
- By Neil Young -
Illustrated by James Mazzeo
ISBN: 9781860746222
Publisher: SANCTUARY, London, UK
Published: 2004
Binding: SOFTcover 282 pages
Condition: UNread & displayed condition! HERE in MELBOURNE! A retired display
copy as illustrated!
Edition: FIRST EDITION: 1st printing
TIGHT, SCARCE SOFTCOVER ~ IN MELBOURNE ...
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Remains UNread - it was the display copy instore . It is Tight - neat, no inscriptions or marks within. Appears as in my photos - this is the exact copy!! A nicely preserved copy - superb!
No discernible shelf wear, the interior is tight and spotlessly clean with 282 pages. THIS copy is the FIRST EDITION: Only printing from 2004 - the UK publishing by Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, London.
There are many black and white illustrations by James Mazzeo.
SCARCE title - this is an UNread copy!!
In original illustrated SOFTcover binding, in publisher's glossy covers which are in excellent condition.
(Stored with 2023!)
Measures approx. 9¾ x 8¾ inches or 24 x 22cms
SYNOPSIS ....
A companion book to the author's surprisingly successful cult film depicting a disturbing vision of Middle America explains the evolution of the imaginary small town of Greendale and its doleful inhabitants, including members of a multigenerational family. Adult.
In Greendale, Neil Young masterfully blended his activist bent with a poetic perversity and the irresistible musical hooks that have made him a legend. In his compelling tale of a multi-generational family living in a small town in California, a cop is murdered, Cousin Jed is arrested, Grandpa confronts the subsequent media onslaught with tragic results and granddaughter Sun Green becomes an environmental activist. Joining the music CD, the elaborately-staged concerts, the movie, and the DVD, this book provides a satisfying literary and visual complement to the multimedia masterpiece that is Neil Young's Greendale.
About the Author
Neil Percival Young OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and film director.
Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments—including piano and harmonica—his style of hammer-on acoustic guitar and often idiosyncratic soloing on electric guitar are the linchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished sound. Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: folk-esque acoustic rock (as heard in songs such as "Heart of Gold," "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (in songs like "Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"). In more recent years, Young has started to adopt elements from newer styles of music, such as industrial, alternative country and grunge, the latter of which was profoundly influenced by his own style of playing, often bringing him the title of "the godfather of grunge".
Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), and Greendale (2003).
He is also an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and small farmers, having co-founded the benefit concert Farm Aid, and in 1986 helped found The Bridge School, and its annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts, together with his wife Pegi.
Although Young sings frequently about U.S. legends and myths (Pocahontas, space stations, and the settlement of the American West), he remains a Canadian citizen and has never wanted to relinquish his Canadian citizenship. He has lived in the U.S. for "so long" and has stated, about U.S. elections, that he has "got just as much right to vote in them as anybody else."
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Reviews
So enjoy this book! … This book was better than I had expected. It’s a pretty big book. The pages and paper type give it a great feel. I recommend this to all Neil Young fans!
Uh, everything Neil Young does gets 5 stars. … Yep. This goes with his album by the same name, which also gets 5 stars. Yep. The book has illustrations that accompany the story told in the album. Worth it. Yep.
STUNNING! … Powerful and ever relevant in the light of current world affairs. I very much enjoyed the pairing of supernatural horror with the all-important environmental and political questions.
And...I will most definitely be checking the rock opera out.
MAGNIFICENT COLLECTABLE! … Beautiful story telling on an epic scale.
Great story and art. Definitely worth a read…. To be completely honest I didn’t “get” it until the end. Though there’s not much to get. It’s a made up place!
Lots of bad things happen that Neil reflects on through poetry.
Marvellous Reading!
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